{"id":19,"date":"2008-08-05T01:56:01","date_gmt":"2008-08-05T01:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smartcine.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/05\/walt-disney-pictures-2008-fallholiday-preview\/"},"modified":"2008-08-05T01:56:01","modified_gmt":"2008-08-05T01:56:01","slug":"walt-disney-pictures-2008-fallholiday-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/walt-disney-pictures-2008-fallholiday-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Walt Disney Pictures 2008 Fall\/Holiday Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is the Fall\/Holiday Preview for Walt Disney Pictures. A very strong lineup.
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\nMIRACLE AT ST. ANNA<\/strong>
\nSeptember 26, 2008
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CAST:<\/strong> Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller,Pierfrancesco Favino, Valentina Cervi
\nDIRECTOR:<\/strong> Spike Lee
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\nDirected by Spike Lee from a screenplay written by James McBride, the author of the acclaimed novel of the same name, the film chronicles the story of four African-American soldiers who are members of the U.S. Army as part of the all-black 92nd Buffalo Soldier Division stationed in Tuscany, Italy, during World War II. They experience the tragedy and triumph of the war as they find themselves trapped behind enemy lines and separated from their unit after one of them risks his life to save an Italian boy. MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA explores a deeply inspiring story that transcends national boundaries, race and class to touch the goodness within us all.
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BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA<\/strong>
\nOctober 3, 2008
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CAST:<\/strong> Piper Perabo, Manolo Cardona, Eugenio Derbez and Jamie Lee Curtis, with the voices of Andy Garcia, Pl\u00e1cido Domingo, George Lopez, Edward James Olmos, Paul Rodriguez, Cheech Marin, Luis Guzman, Eddie \u201cPiolin\u201d Sotelo, and Drew Barrymore as the voice of Chloe
\nDIRECTOR:<\/strong> Raja Gosnell
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\nChloe (voice of DREW BARRYMORE), a diamond-clad, bootie wearing Beverly Hills Chihuahua enjoys her luxurious lifestyle so much, she hardly notices Papi (voice of GEORGE LOPEZ), a hilarious Chihuahua who happens to be crazy for Chloe. But when the most pampered pooch gets lost in Mexico with only a street-wise German Shepherd (voice of ANDY GARCIA) to help her find her way home, Papi heads south of the border\u2014joining forces with a motley crew: three dogs (voices of PL\u00c1CIDO DOMINGO, LUIS GUZMAN and EDDIE \u201cPIOLIN\u201d SOTELO), two humans (PIPER PERABO, MANOLO CARDONA), a sly rat (voice of CHEECH MARIN) and a nervous iguana (voice of PAUL RODRIGUEZ)\u2014to rescue his true love.<\/p>\n

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MORNING LIGHT<\/strong>
\nOctober 17, 2008
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\nDIRECTOR:<\/strong> Mark Monroe
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\nifteen young sailors\u2026six months of intense training\u2026one chance at the brass ring. This exciting true-life documentary tells the inspiring story of a group of intrepid and determined young men and women, on the cusp of adulthood, as they embark on life\u2019s first great adventure. Racing a high-performance 52-foot sloop in the Transpac, the most revered of open-ocean sailing competitions, the crew of MORNING LIGHT matches wits and skills in a dramatic 2,300-mile showdown against top professionals. From their earliest training sessions in Hawaii conducted by world-class teachers through their test of endurance on the high seas, they form an unbreakable bond in the process of becoming a singular team that is greater than the sum of its parts. Directed and edited by two of the key filmmakers responsible for the acclaimed 2004 surfing documentary, \u201cRiding Giants,\u201d and the recent rock documentary \u201cAmazing Journey: The Story of The Who,\u201d MORNING LIGHT will appeal to the sense of adventure in everyone.<\/p>\n

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HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR<\/strong>
\nOctober 24, 2008<\/p>\n

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\nCAST: <\/strong>Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Bart Johnson, Alyson Reed, Olesya Rulin, Chris Warren, Jr., Ryne Sanborn, KayCee Stroh, Matt Prokop, Justin Martin, Jemma McKenzie-Brown
\nDIRECTOR:<\/strong> Kenny Ortega
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\nDisney\u2019s \u201cHigh School Musical\u201d phenomenon leaps onto the big screen in HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR, in which America\u2019s favorite high school students (ZAC EFRON, VANESSA HUDGENS, ASHLEY TISDALE, LUCAS GRABEEL, CORBIN BLEU and MONIQUE COLEMAN) hit senior year. Amidst a basketball championship, prom and a big spring musical featuring all of the Wildcats, Troy and Gabriella vow to make every moment last as their lifelong college dreams put the future of their relationship in question. A crew of sophomore Wildcats (MATT PROKOP, JUSTIN MARTIN, JEMMA MCKENZIE-BROWN) joins in the fun as the film\u2019s incredible new music and exciting dance numbers take maximum advantage of the big screen.<\/p>\n

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BOLT<\/strong>
\nNovember 26, 2008
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\nVOICE CAST<\/strong>: John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman, Mark Walton
\nDIRECTORs: <\/strong>Chris Williams and Byron Howard
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From Walt Disney Pictures comes an animated comedy adventure featuring a super-dog named BOLT (voice of JOHN TRAVOLTA), whose days are filled with danger and intrigue\u2014at least until the cameras stop rolling. When the star of a hit TV show is accidentally shipped from his Hollywood soundstage to New York City, he begins his biggest adventure yet\u2014a cross-country journey through the real world to get back to his owner and co-star, Penny (voice of MILEY CYRUS). Armed only with the delusions that all his amazing feats and powers are real, and the help of two unlikely traveling companions\u2014a jaded, abandoned housecat named Mittens (voice of SUSIE ESSMAN) and a TV-obsessed hamster named Rhino (voice of MARK WALTON)\u2014Bolt discovers he doesn\u2019t need superpowers to be a hero.<\/p>\n

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BEDTIME STORIES<\/strong>
\nDecember 25, 2008
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\nCAST:<\/strong> Adam Sandler, Guy Pearce, Keri Russell, Richard Griffiths, Courteney Cox, Lucy Lawless, Teresa Palmer, Russell Brand, Aisha Tyler, Jonathan Pryce
\nDIRECTOR:<\/strong> Adam Shankman
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\nAn adventure comedy starring ADAM SANDLER as Skeeter Bronson, a hotel handyman whose life is changed forever when the bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to mysteriously come true. He attempts to take advantage of the phenomenon, incorporating his own aspirations into one outlandish tale after another, but it\u2019s the kids\u2019 unexpected contributions that turn Skeeter\u2019s life upside down. From Director Adam Shankman (\u201cHairspray,\u201d \u201cThe Wedding Planner\u201d), BEDTIME STORIES features an all-star cast, including ADAM SANDLER, GUY PEARCE, KERI RUSSELL, COURTENEY COX and RUSSELL BRAND.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here is the Fall\/Holiday Preview for Walt Disney Pictures. A very strong lineup. MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA September 26, 2008 CAST: Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller,Pierfrancesco Favino, Valentina Cervi DIRECTOR: Spike Lee Directed by Spike Lee from a screenplay written by James McBride, the author of the acclaimed novel of the\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fall-previews","category-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}